SUPER MICRO Computer AOC-SASLP-MV8 User Manual

AOC-SASLP-MV8 Add-on Card

User’s Manual

Revison 1.0a

AOC-SASLP-MV8 Add-on Card User’s Manual

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against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
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Manual Revison 1.0a
Release Date: March 10, 2009
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines..........................................................1-1

1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines.....................................................................1-1

1-2 General Safety Guidelines...............................................................1-1

1-3 An Important Note to Users.............................................................1-1

Chapter 2 Connectors, Jumpers and Indicators...............2-1

2-1 Connectors.........................................................................................2-1

Internal SAS Connectors ........................................................................2-1

2-2 Jumpers..............................................................................................2-2

2-3 LED Indicators ...................................................................................2-2

Chapter 3 Installing Drivers and Firmware...........................3-1

3-1 Creating a Driver Floppy Disk .........................................................3-1

3-2 Adding the Driver into an Existing System....................................3-2

3-3 Installing the Driver into a New System.........................................3-2

3-4 Getting Firmware Downloads.......................................................... 3-4

3-5 Flashing Firmware.............................................................................3-4

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting.............................................................4-1

4-1 Troubleshooting Problems...............................................................4-1

4-2 Contacting Supermicro's Technical Support.................................4-2

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Introduction

About this Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC
users who intend to integrate Supermicro's Product Name 2 to their system. It provides
detailed information for the installation and use of the AOC-SASLP-MV8 add-on card.

Overview

The Product Name 2 is a highly efficient, highly compatible and easy-to-use SAS/SATA
Controller that allows the user to connect to up to eight drives using Marvell's 88SE6480
Serial ATA/SAS Host Controller and a PCI-E x4 interface with high performance
features. With both SAS and SATA physical interface support at 1.5 and 3.0 Gbps, the
AOC-SASLP-MV8 add-on card is a high speed, high bandwidth Controller that can
integrate multiple high capacity drives to provide you with maximum storage space.

Product Features

The Product Name 2 offers the following features:

• Low profile Form Factor (w/ the PCB size of 4.75" H x 2.5" W)

• Marvell's 88SE6480 Serial ATA Host Controller supports 8 SAS/SATA ports

• Two mini SAS connectors can connect to 8 internal SAS/SATA drives with iPass
cables

•PCI-E x4

• Flash BIOS Interface

• Presence LED Indicator and Activity Indicator for each connected drive

• JBOD (Simple Volume) support

• Boots from a single drive.

Operating Systems Supported

The Product Name 2 supports the following Operating Systems (OS):

• Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2008

• Linux: (-source code provided)--the driver disks currently available:

• Redhat Enterprise Linux

• Fedora Linux 9

• SUSE Linux Enterprise

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An Important Note to Users

All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest PCB
Revision available at the time of publishing. The card you have received may or may not
look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.

Product Compliance Information

The Product Name 2 is compliant with the following safety standards/requirements:

• USA FCC 47 CFR, Part 15, subpart B

• European Union EN 55022
EN 55024

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